"Despite the fact that we've hit this lull period here in the offseason, there's still a fair number of players out there who are available via free agency. In fact, there's actually plenty of starting pitchers who are still on the market at the moment. Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently took note of this via a social media post:"
"Lucas Giolito will be entering his Age-31 season here in 2026 but he's coming off of a bit of a bounce-back season in 2025 where he stuck with the Red Sox for the entire season after bouncing between three clubs in 2024. He produced an ERA of 3.41 (80 ERA-) and a FIP of 4.17 (99 FIP-) over the course of 26 starts and 145 innings pitched for Boston."
"All the way back in November, Alex Anthopoulos did state that the team would be looking for pitching during the offseason. They accomplished the goal of fortifying the bullpen (with the retention of Raisel Iglesias and the Robert Suarez signing being chief among their offseason acquisitions) and now they're apparently looking to make sure that their starting rotation is fortified for the upcoming season as well."
The Atlanta Braves are reportedly linked to free-agent starters Lucas Giolito and Chris Bassitt as potential additions to their starting rotation. The team previously strengthened its bullpen by retaining Raisel Iglesias and signing Robert Suarez and now appears focused on adding starting pitching. Lucas Giolito, entering age 31 in 2026, posted a 3.41 ERA and 4.17 FIP across 26 starts and 145 innings for Boston in 2025, producing 2.0 fWAR after a 2024 season split among three clubs. Giolito experienced an elbow injury that ended his season in September but began recovery early enough afterward.
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